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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Caring For The Hospitalized Child: A Handbook Of Inpatient Pediatrics 2Nd Edition by Jeffrey C Gershel and Daniel A Rauch
Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular point-of-care manual offers practical, authoritative guidance in the hospital setting for safe, effective inpatient care from initial evaluation through hospital discharge management.
Pediatric hospitalists provide proven recommendations for various pediatric inpatient problems, including anaphylaxis; cardiac conditions; dermatologic, ENT and GI issues; infectious diseases; seizure; eye trauma; fractures; physical and sexual abuse; and much more.
New in the second edition
18 new chapters on eating disorders, acute adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, ovarian torsion, neutropenia, cultural effectiveness, transition to adult care, sepsis, suicide, systemic lupus erythematosus, abdominal masses, and much more
Two new sections – Genetics and Metabolism, and Rheumatology
About the Author:
Author: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine
The Section on Hospital Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics is dedicated to the health of children in the hospital settings through advocacy, education, and service.
Editor: Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP
Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, is vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at Jacobi Medical Center and professor of clinical pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.
Co-Editor: Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, FHM
Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, FHM is a visiting associate professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and chief of pediatric hospital medicine at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.